Non-refillable bottle.



PATBNTED MAR. 6, 1906.

M. ANTES. NON-REFILLABLB BOTTLE.

APPLIATIGN FILED 0GT.10, X905.

llfnemeaf UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Marinas ANTES, or New YORK, N. Y., AssieNon To MARGARETHA' ANTES, or New YORK, N. Y.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Patented March 6, 1906.

Application filed October 1D, 1905. Serial No. 282,090.

To @LZ whom it Lay concern:

Be it known that I, MA'rHrAs ANTEs, a sub` ject ofthe German Em eror, residing at New York, in the county o New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention ertains to improvements in bottles, and ias for its object to arran e the bottles so as to render them non-refil able.

Contrary to the hitherto-known non-Ie fillable bottles, my construction is of great sim licity and of sm all expense in comparison wit ordinary bottles.

To make my invention clear, I have illustrated the saine in the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference-letters denote correspondin parts, and in which- Figure 1 is an e evational View of my improved bottle, the upper part thereof being shown in vertical sectlon with the ballwalve therein closed. Fig. 2 is a similar vertical section of the upper part of the bottle, showing the ball-valve raised and in open position, the lower part of the bottle being broken away. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through line :c of Fig. 1 as viewed in the direction of the arrow y 1n Fi l, and Fig. 4 is the same section as viewe in the direction of the arrow 2 of Fig. 1.

With reference to the drawings, a denotes the bottle, which has a short hollow neck l). The inner surface of the neck b has at its lower end an inwardly-projecting rib c, the upper surface of which is s herioally shaped to form a seat for a glass ball d, servin to close the bottle when the latter is once ii led. Cast onto or otherwise applied to the upper end of the neck b is a cylindrical glass case e, the upper end f of which is formed to a neck to receive an ordinary stopper g. The inner surface of the cylindrical case e is ribbed upon its entire circumference, the ribs i, thereof extending from the upper edge of the neck b u ward and terminating below the neck e size of the case e in diameter is somewhat larger than that of the ball d, and the ribs i project so far inward that between the outer edges thereof a free cylindrical space is formed the diameter of which is e ual to that of the glass ball. The latter wil thus .so as not to form a channel throng be allowed to enter the said cylindrical space ard to lie therein' in close contact with the r1 s.

Over the upper edges of the ribs e within the case is arranged a stationary circular disk g1, which covers the cylindrical space i and as openings lc all around its circumference adapted to register with the free spaces formed between the individual ribs i..

The vertical extension of the cylindrical space i from the upper edge of the neck t up to the circular disk f is so large as to allow the ball-valve di to enter the s ace almost entirely when the bottle is tilter or turned upside down.

In order to Fill the bottle with the desired liquid, the glass ball must be raised from its seat and held in its raised position until the filling is completed. For this purpose I have provided the glass ball d with a narrow bore b. The latter must be as short as ossible, which the liquid could be in'ected into the bottle. I prefer, therefore, to orIn a curved segmental bore, as shown by the dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, whereby the ends of the bore Z are brought together as close as possible to each other. The said bore serves as a passage for a piece of wire, cord, or the like,\m, by means of which the ball may be raised and held in its raised position. Before the glass case e is fixed to the neck b of the bottle the ball d, with the wire or cord passed through its bore l, is inserted into the cylindrical space between the vertical ribs i of the case e. The ends of the wire or cord may be passed through either of the o enings k in the plate and tzlie neck f outwart and by pulling them the glass ball is raised. After the bottle has been filled the wire or cord is extracted, whereupon the glass ball dro s onto its seat c. The neck f of the case e is t ien closed by an ordinary stopper g.

To prevent an r instrument from bein inserted through the neck and opening o the plate to raise the glass ball d, so as to be able to refill the bottle, the inner surface of the neck y" is made flaring, as shown in Fig. 1, and the inner diameter at the bottom of the neck is made equal to or slightly smaller than that of the solid central part of the disk If an attempt should be made to insert an instruiOO ment through the neck, the saine wouldv meet the solid part of' the disk j, which would obstruct the Way to the glass ball.

All the parts of the device rendering the bottle i'ioii-rci'illable are preferably made of glass. The disk j may be cast integrally with the case e.

What l claini, and desire to secure by lietters Patent, is

1. A non-reiillable bottle having a neck provided with a spherically-shaped seat for a all-valve, a case fixed to said neck, the inner surface of said case being provided with ribs extending vertically upward, and forinin between their inner edges a free cylindrica space the diameter of which is equal to that of the glass ballJ to allow the latter to enter said s ace and to lit closely therein, a circular disk c osing up the top of said free space and having openings all around its circumference, said openings registering with the spaces between tlie individual ribs, and a neck at the upper end of the case to receive a stop er,

substantially and for the purpose as speci ied.

2. A non-refillable bottle having a neck rovided with a spherically-shaped seat for a all-valve, a case fixed to the said neck, the

inner surface of the said. case being lircvidei'l with. ribs extending vertically upward and forming between their iiiiiei edges a ficc cylindrical space the diaii'ieter of which equal t0 that of the ball-valve, a circular disk closing up the top of said free space and having openings registering with the spaces between` the individual ribs, a neck at the upper end of the case to receive a stopper, the opening in the neck of the case being at its bottom smaller in diameter than the central part of the disk covering the cylindrical space of the case between the inner edges of the ribs7 substantially and for the purpose as specified.

In testimony whereof I afliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATHIAS ANTES.

Vitnesses:

MAX D. ORDMANN, CLARENCE J. IRVING. 

